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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0986
Introduced 2/8/2007, by Rep. Karen May SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Prohibits an insurance company or a health care provider from using a patient's social security number as the patient's identification number or in any mailings sent to the patient, except as required by federal regulations.
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A BILL FOR
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HB0986 |
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LRB095 07173 LCT 27304 b |
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| AN ACT concerning business.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business |
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| Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2ZZ as follows:
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| (815 ILCS 505/2ZZ new)
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| Sec. 2ZZ. Insurance companies; health care providers; |
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| social security numbers. |
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| (a) Except as may be required by federal regulations, an |
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| insurance company shall not use a patient's social security |
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| number as the patient's identification number or in any |
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| mailings sent to the patient.
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| (b) Except as may be required by federal regulation, a |
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| health care provider shall not use a patient's social security |
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| number as the patient's identification number or in any |
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| mailings sent to the patient.
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| (c) A violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful |
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| practice within the meaning of this Act.
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| (d) For purposes of this Section: |
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| "Insurance company" means a "company" as defined in Section |
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| 2 of the Illinois Insurance Code. |
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| "Health care provider" means any physician, hospital |
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| facility, or other person that is licensed or otherwise |